Rev. Joseph
A. Pipa, Jr. Ph.D, D.D. was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He is a graduate of Belhaven
College and of Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi. He
obtained his Ph.D from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Over the years, Dr. Pipa has pastored a number of churches and has been
involved in theological education both at church and at seminary level. He is
the author of several articles and books.

Since 1998, Dr. Pipa has been President
of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary where he currently holds the
title of Professor of Homiletic and Systematic Theology.

Dr. Pipa and his wife,
Carolyn, live in Greenville, SC. Their
daughter, Sara, and their son, Joey, are both married. Dr. and Mrs. Pipa are blessed with ten grandchildren.